Description

Saichania loosely means "beauty." Of course, this doesn't refer to its armoured appearance. Rather, the people who discovered it were very happy about the well preserved skeleton.

Conservation Status: extinct

A Saichania was around seven metres long and covered in spiky armour. With its mace-like tail, it could defend itself against attackers. With its complex airways and unusually hard gums, this dinosaur was well adapted to life in the desert where it fed on hard-leaved plants.